Implements new input scheme API on Webcontrollers.

nucypher/characters/control/controllers.py

@@ -304,9 +304,16 @@ class WebController(CharacterControlServer):
 
         _400_exceptions = (MissingField,
                            InvalidInputField,
-                           )
+                           TypeError,
+                           JSONDecodeError)
+
         try:
-            response = interface(request=control_request.data, *args, **kwargs)  # < ------- INLET
+            request_body = control_request.data or dict()
+            if request_body:
+                request_body = json.loads(request_body)
+            request_body.update(kwargs)
+
+            response = self._perform_action(action=interface.__name__, request=request_body)
 
         #
         # Client Errors
@@ -350,4 +357,4 @@ class WebController(CharacterControlServer):
         #
         else:
             self.log.debug(f"{interface_name} [200 - OK]")
-            return response
+            return self.emitter.respond(response=response)

nucypher/characters/control/emitters.py

@@ -212,11 +212,9 @@ class WebEmitter:
         self.log = Logger('web-emitter')
 
     @staticmethod
-    def assemble_response(response: dict, request_id: int, duration) -> dict:
+    def assemble_response(response: dict) -> dict:
         response_data = {'result': response,
-                         'version': str(nucypher.__version__),
-                         'id': str(request_id),
-                         'duration': str(duration)}
+                         'version': str(nucypher.__version__)}
         return response_data
 
     def exception(drone_character,
@@ -232,10 +230,8 @@ class WebEmitter:
             raise e
         return drone_character.sink(str(e), status=response_code)
 
-    def ipc(drone_character, response, request_id, duration) -> Response:
-        assembled_response = drone_character.assemble_response(response=response,
-                                                               request_id=request_id,
-                                                               duration=duration)
+    def respond(drone_character, response) -> Response:
+        assembled_response = drone_character.assemble_response(response=response)
         serialized_response = WebEmitter.transport_serializer(assembled_response)
 
         # ---------- HTTP OUTPUT

nucypher/characters/control/interfaces.py

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class AliceInterface(CharacterPublicInterface):
             label=label
         )
 
-        plaintexts = self.alice.decrypt_message_kit(
+        plaintexts = self.character.decrypt_message_kit(
             message_kit=message_kit,
             data_source=data_source,
             label=label

nucypher/characters/control/specifications/enrico.py

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ class EncryptMessage(BaseSchema):
 
     # output
     message_kit = fields.UmbralMessageKit(dump_only=True)
-    signature = fields.Str(dump_only=True) # maybe we need a signature field?
+    signature = fields.String(dump_only=True) # maybe we need a signature field?

nucypher/characters/lawful.py

@@ -718,7 +718,8 @@ class Bob(Character):
         app_name = bytes(drone_bob.stamp).hex()[:6]
         controller = WebController(app_name=app_name,
                                    character_controller=drone_bob.controller,
-                                   crash_on_error=crash_on_error)
+                                   crash_on_error=crash_on_error,
+                                   interface=drone_bob._interface_class(character=drone_bob))
 
         drone_bob.controller = controller.make_control_transport()
 
@@ -1338,7 +1339,8 @@ class Enrico(Character):
         app_name = bytes(drone_enrico.stamp).hex()[:6]
         controller = WebController(app_name=app_name,
                                    character_controller=drone_enrico.controller,
-                                   crash_on_error=crash_on_error)
+                                   crash_on_error=crash_on_error,
+                                   interface=drone_enrico._interface_class(character=drone_enrico))
 
         drone_enrico.controller = controller